Quote Originally Posted by Aggie_Ama View Post
It appears my Sunday mountain bike marathon may be my first rain race. We don't ride in the rain in Texas, with 300+ days of sunshine we tend to let the courses dry out. The exception is races are not postponed but I have never done one.

The forecast is 30% chance of rain. But it has been raining small amounts all week and I am expecting the course to be muddy. They are potentially removing the portions that have a lot of red clay that is the worst draining part of the trail. This is a course with a lot of small roots, some gravel rocks (none bigger than softballs) and some sandy. It is very twisty and turning, some roller coaster style sections.

What do I need to expect? I know mud is horrible for drivetrains, anything I can do to limit the damages? I anticipate if it is raining during the race my brakes will possibly go through a set of brake pads.
not sure if you are online this late.........but to echo- slightly lower tire pressure than normal!!!(: Good luck! cheering for you (: